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Hollow Ranks & Ghost Soldiers: Nigeria’s Corruption-Fueled Security Collapse

Archive, Defense & Security, Emerging Threats, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesair power deficit, alternative governments, Arman Sidhu., armed drones, bandit networks, Boko Haram, Borno State, Burkina Faso, civilian casualties, coup risk, defense budget, defense sector, drone warfare, economic collapse, external intervention, fingerprint-based verification, ghost soldiers, governance, insurgency, intelligence gap, international assistance, ISWAP, JNIM, Kebbi, Lake Chad Basin, Lakurawa, maintenance, Mali, military base overruns, military corruption, military desertion, military procurement, Multinational Joint Task Force, Niger, Nigeria, night-vision gear, organizational failure, personnel costs, President Tinubu, public trust, ransom economy, reform, Sahel, security crisis, security emergency, Sokoto, state legitimacy, Sudan, Tomahawk missile strikes, transparency, U.S. Military

Hollow Ranks & Ghost Soldiers: Nigeria’s Corruption-Fueled Security Collapse

Arman Sidhu0 Comments

Published: May 11, 2026 Nigeria’s worsening security crisis is, at its core, a story of military breakdown. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) overran at least 15 military bases…

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Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture

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Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

A concerning trend in Africa is developing. Political instability is increasing. This trend is reflected in military coups that occurred in African countries between 2020 and 2024. For example, Presidential…

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